NGOs Step Up Lobbying For Safe Cosmetics Act, Salon Worker Protections
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Representatives from the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and the National Healthy Nail & Beauty Salon Alliance met with 15 legislative offices July 25-26, advocating for the Safe Cosmetics Act. Three more House members signed on as co-sponsors of the legislation following the meetings.
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